1984 | Ch. 18.1 - Welcome to the Place with No Darkness

Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship

Winston’s in the Ministry of Love now—where the lights never turn off, the telescreens scream at your pockets, and your cellmate might be a footnote from Rudyard Kipling. Jennifer tracks the collapse of Winston’s thoughts as hunger, fear, and silence begin to unravel him. Dan wonders if resistance could be as simple as taking a leak on a telescreen.

Things To Listen For:
• Why “God” got a poet arrested
• Who the proles really are in this story
• Vomiting prisoners, smuggled bread, and the worst roommate intro ever

Banworthy to Bingeworthy:
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Topics Covered:
1984, George Orwell, Ministry of Love, telescreens, Winston Smith, room 101, sodomy laws, book bans, censorship, religion and authoritarianism, Pride Month, poetry, Ampleforth, political prisoners